Paul: It depends on which voice you choose. LH Michael and LH Michele do indeed pronounce it KIL-o-meter. However, Microsoft Sam pronounces it kil-OM-eter.
Drat! Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Paul Trusten >Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 20:06 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:33076] PC good at pronunciation > > >Don't know if this has been covered here, but Bill Gates taught >his machines to pronounce kilometer "KILL-o-meter!" > > >On your Windows PC, go to "speech" on your > control panel. In the text-to-speech tab, enter "kilometer" and >click "preview voice." Listen. > >-- >Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 >Midland TX 79707-2872 USA >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: >impatience and laziness." > ---Franz Kafka >
